High caloric intake and low consumption of polyunsaturated fats are both associated with an increased risk for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), according to a prospective study of patients in 10 European countries.
The findings, published in the International Journal of Cancer (2016;138[1]:65-73, PMID: 26190646), are based on data from a cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study.
The investigators examined the associations between